Hair duster



P. A. DINARDO.

HAIR DUSTER.

'APPLICATION FILED NOV-15' 1921.

' Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

2 .19. .Ui'nazraZzw INVENTOR PETER A. DINARDO, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HAIR DUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1&22.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pnrnr. A. Dn-ninno, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State or" New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Dusters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to brushes, and has for an object to provide improvements in the type of brush used by barbers to dust talcum powder upon the hair, whereby a supply of powder is contained in compartment forming part of the brush so that a portion of the powder may be released into the bristles of the brush.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair dusting brush of the character above described which comprises a container forming part of the bristle holder, and a pneumatic means to forcibly eject the powder from the container into the bristles.

In addition to the foregoing, this invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of the correlated parts, to be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in similar and corresponding parts are nated by the same characters of re throughout the several views of the ings:

Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of a brush constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view in cross section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

With reference to the drawings, indicates the base portion of the brush, constructed preferably of wood, and is cylindrical in form having one end reduced to form the shoulder 11. A sleeve 12 is applied to said reduced end and the opposite end of said sleeve is threaded. A second sleeve 13 is embraced about the sleeve 12 and. bears at one end against the shoulder 11, while the opposite end is spaced inward from the threaded portion so that a cap 14 may be applied to the sleeve 12 thus preventing the sleeve 13 from becoming dislodged but permitting said sleeve to freely rotate. An opening 15 is formed in each sleeve so that they may be brought into registration to permit the introduction oi" powder into the chamber thus formed. A slot 16 is termed in the sleeve 12 in a circumferential direction which desigerence drawand connnunicating with the opening 15 so that a pin 17 secured in the sleeve 13 may enter said slot when the sleeve 13 is rotated to throw the opening 15 out or": registration. ",he cap 14 is formed with a depressed portion 18 the inner surface of which is conical in form, and said depressed portion is formed with a central opening 19. A rubber bulb 20 is provided and formed with a neclr 21 which extends through the opening 19, the sides of the bulb resting in the depressed portion 18. A rod 22 extends through the bulb with one end threaded to receive a nut- 23, said nut bearing against the inner surface 01" the bulb and said rod extending through the wall of the bulb so that a second nut 24 may be applied to said threaded end of the rod to bear against the outer side of the bulb and to secure the same in conjunction with the nut 23. A cap 25 is then applied to said threaded end of the rod and if desired a ring 26 may be pivotally mounted upon said cap. The opposite end of the rod 22 extends through an opening 27 formed centrally in the base and said opening is flared at its outer end to form valve seat 28, a spherical member 29 being formed on the end of the rod to en ge said. seat and to constitute a valve. The stles 30 are anchored in the face 10 and arranged in annular formation around the opening 27.

In operation the chamber is filled with powder and the cap 25 is quickly depr ssed which will result in the performance of two functions, namely, first the dislodgmcnt oi: the valve 29 from its seat, and secondly, the collapse of the bulb 20 which will cause the air confined therein to force a portion oi the powder through the opening 27 and distribute it among the bristles 30. The brush is now used in the usual way to dust the powder upon the hair or race in manner customary to barbers. Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a brush in which a supply of powder is constantly at hand thus rendering the use of such devices more convenient. It will be noted that the bulb 20 acts not only as a means to eject the oowder but also a resilient element to retain the valve 29 in seated position.

il hilc l. have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein. may be made. I therefore r serve the right and privilege of changing the formof the details of construction or other- Wise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts WitllOllt' departing" from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim HS'IIGW and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is t 1. A brush including 'a base provided With a chamber thereon and an opening extending from the chamber to the bristles, a dispensing element exteriorly of the chamber but communicating therewith, a rod supported by said element and a valve carried by the rod for closing the opening and adapted to be dislodged by the element as the contents of the chamber is being ejected.

2. A brush including a base provided with a chamber thereon and an opening extending from the chamber to the bristles, a

collapsible bulb exteriorly of the chamber,

but communicating therewith, a valve supported'by the bulb and disposed in the bottom of the base for closing the opening and adapted to be dislodged by said bulb as the contents of the chamber is being ejected.

3. A brush including a base portion provided with a chamber thereon andan opening extending from the chamber to the bristles, a valve closing said opening, a collapsible bulb exteriorly ol the chamber but communicating therewith and means connecting the bulb with the valve whereby the I bulb may be collapsed and the valve simultaneouslydislodged so as to eject the contents of the chamber through the 0 pening.

In testimony whereof I aflix ny signature in presence of a Witness.

PETER A, DINARDOQ Witness i WM. ZEAMAN. 

